Spider (2002)

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Directed by

David Cronenberg

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Ralph Fiennes
Spider

Miranda Richardson
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg

Gabriel Byrne
Bill Cleg

Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Wilkinson

John Neville
Terrence

Bradley Hall
Spider Boy

Gary Reineke
Freddy

Philip Craig
John

Written by

Patrick McGrath
(novel)

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13 years, 8 months ago at Aug 31 1:20

moviebuff15

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Ralph Fiennes transfixes in this post-Freudian, gothic psychological thriller. in 20th century Britain, Dennis, nicknamed "Spider," is released from an asylum and makes his way to a halfway house. One of the first scenes shows an array of passengers getting of a train.

Spider gets off last, feet shuffling, perpetually astonished by the hustle and bustle of the world as well as th... read more

Spider

16 years, 1 month ago at Apr 11 13:17

Esteban Morin

2 votes

Spider (Ralph Fiennes) reconstruye el relato de su pasado en lo que parece la búsqueda de una explicación a su situación actual: recuerda y escribe en un horrible cuaderno de notas. La interpretación de Fiennes es muy buena y la dirección logra que uno vaya involucrándose cada vez más con el personaje. Aunque el ritmo del relato puede exasperar por su lentitud, se asocia al farragoso trabaj... read more

A good movie

11 years, 3 months ago at Feb 4 11:01

johanlefourbe

2 votes

Before going a little more mainstream and finding a new muse in Viggo Mortensen, David Cronenberg made this very bleak feature. Honestly, it has been a while since I saw this one and I should definitely re-watch it whenever I get the opportunity. The point is that, like most of the movies directed by David Cronenberg, it is not very pleasant to watch, it is very dark and bleak but there was defini... read more

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A mentally-disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.

Release date: 13 September 2002
UPC: 043396003736

Tags: Drama (8), 2002 (8), Mystery (7), 2000s (7), UK (6), Schizophrenia (5), Mental Illness (4), Based On Novel (4), Surrealism (4), Garden (4), (4), England (3), Murder (3), Flashback (3), Mental Institution (3), Bathtub (3), Jigsaw Puzzle (3), Canada (2), France (2)

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